Neurological Surgery Expert Witness Listings

Arizona

Spine Surgery and Spine Care, Traumatic Brain Injury, Traumatic Spinal Injury

Poway, California

Head Injury, Independent Medical Examinations, Spine Injuries, Peripheral Nerve Injuries, Brain Tumors, Cerebral Aneurysms, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Brain/Spine Trauma, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Spinal Decompression, Spinal Fusion, Craniotomy

Additional Information: Board Certification American Board of Neurological Surgery; Board Certification American Board of Independent Medical Examiners; Resident Spine Fellowship, Medical University of South Carolina.

California

Spine Surgery and Spine Care, Traumatic Brain Injury, Traumatic Spinal Injury

Clearwater, Florida

Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery, Cranial Surgery, Spine Trauma, Cranial Trauma, Spinal biomechanics

Additional Information: Dr. Kowalski is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and is a Fellow of both the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. He completed a neurosurgery residency as well as a fellowship in complex spinal surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He has extensive trauma experience including a deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). Dr. Kowalski is a partner in the Florida Spine Institute in Clearwater, Florida and has a robust, active clinical practice that includes private insurance, TRICARE (active duty military), Veterans Administration, personal injury, and county/Medicaid patients. His practice encompasses all aspects of cranial and spinal surgery. Dr. Kowalski continues to maintain his status as a Registered Professional Engineer (PE) and participates in multiple ongoing new technology clinical trials and research.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Spine Surgery and Spine Care, Traumatic Brain Injury, Traumatic Spinal Injury

Hinsdale, Illinois

Head Injury, Independent Medical Examinations, Misse Diagnosis, Neurological Damage, Neurological IME, Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgery, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Stenosis, Spinal Surgery, Spine Injuries, Surgery Complications

Additional Information: Dr. Beatty provides expert witness testimony including neurosurgery malpractice for plaintiff and defense, emphasizing deviation from the standard of care, missed diagnosis and the avoidance and treatment of surgical complications. He performs IMEs in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana. He is a founding member of the Illinois State Advisory Council on spinal cord and head injury.

Fort Wayne, Indiana

IME, Spinal Fusion, Peer Review, Spine Injuries, Spinal Decompression, Chronic Pain Management, Brain Tumors, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Brain Injuries, Disability Evaluation

Additional Information: Extensive experience in Medical Legal Work

Baltimore, Maryland

spine surgery, spinal fusion, cervical instrumentation, lumbar instrumentation, pedicle screw, spinal instrumentation, cauda equina syndrome, paralysis, neurosurgery, IME, head injury, post-traumatic headaches, headaches, concussions

Additional Information: Dr. Bernhard Zunkeler is a practicing neurosurgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Originally board-certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery in 2001, Dr. Zunkeler participates in the maintenance of certification process and obtained his 10-year re-certification in 2011. Dr. Zunkeler sees patients in his office on the campus of Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC), a community-hospital and performs surgeries either at Johns Hopkins Hospital or at GBMC. Dr. Zunkeler has a special interest in the indications and guidelines for spinal surgery and in the management of surgical complications. Additional areas of interest are complex clinical scenarios in spine patients, particularly when involving decisions about repeat or "salvage" spinal surgery and the clinical management of perioperative neurological deficits. Dr. Zunkeler is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the North American Spine Society

Mount Clemens, Michigan

Forensic Examiner, Forensic Medicine, Disability Analysts

Additional Information: Neurological evaluations and opinions. Surgical neurology. Second surgery opinions. IMEs, Workers' Compensation, Auto Accident Evaluations, Malpractice Work, will do depositions, testimony live and expert work.

Hoboken, New Jersey

Stroke, Cerebrovascular Disease, Spinal Cord Injury, Bioethics, IRB/Research Ethics

Additional Information: I am a board certified neurosurgeon, whose active medical career was largely spent in academic neurosurgery. I have been director of cerebrovascular neurosurgery, director of a neuroscience center, and IRB member and chairman of bioethics at a major academic medical center.

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Neuroradiology, spinal cord injuries, spinal cord tumors, spinal fusion, head injuries, intracranial aneurysms, brain tumors, peripheral nerve damage, quadriplegia. Licensed in: NC, VA, MD, DC, TX, MO, KS, MI, CA, WA, AK, PA

Additional Information: Board Certified: Neurological Surgery

Portland, Oregon

Orthopedic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Neurology, Urological Surgery, Hand Surgery, Critical Care Surgery, Neuro-ophthalmology

Additional Information: Professor at Oregon Health and Science University. Course Director for Gross Anatomy Course. Teach anatomy to medical students and surgical residents

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Spinal disorders (disc herniation, stenosis, spondylolisthesis), brain tumors, brain & spinal injury

Additional Information: Trained in Neurosurgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Dr. Black is currently a Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery), and practicing in Philadelphia, PA. He has special interest and expertise in disorders of the spine and spinal cord, head and spine trauma, brain tumors, cerebrovascular disorders, hydrocephalus, and chronic pain.

Temple, Texas

Neuroradiology, spinal cord injuries, spinal cord tumors, spinal fusion, head injuries, intracranial aneurysms, brain tumors, peripheral nerve damage, quadriplegia. Licensed in: NC, VA, MD, DC, TX, MO, KS, MI, CA, WA, AK, PA

Additional Information: Board Certified: Neurological Surgery

Dallas, Texas

Spine Surgery, Discectomies, Radiosurgery, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Cervical Fusion, Radiculopathy, Myelopathy, Spinal Stenosis, Spinal Abscess, Neurosurgery, Head Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury.

Additional Information: Attending Neurosurgeon, Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. Medical Director, Gamma Knife, Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, 2005-2009. Ten publications in textbooks and 40 journal articles. Medical research: Stroke Model, Artificial Intelligence, Laser Neurosurgery, Stereotactic Surgery, Spine Surgery, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Selected as one of the 'Best Doctors in America,' 2005-2006.